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VS 07, 198 (P372418)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Dilbat · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 07, 198 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372418 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06326 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Dilbat (mod. Deilam) |
| Coordinates | 32.2961, 44.4668 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-lim | to a man |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma gi-mil-{d}marduk-ma | thus Gimil-Marduk: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | May Šamaš and Marduk keep you alive! |
| 5 | lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta | Be it good, be it faulty, |
| 6 | _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim | May the god who protects you, your head, be at peace. |
| 7 | li-ki-il | may he bind. |
| 8 | a-na szu-ul-mi-ka asz-pu-ra-am | I have written to you for your well-being. |
| 9 | szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Your health before Šamaš and Marduk |
| 10 | lu da-ri | may it be forever! |
| 11 | asz-szum _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | Concerning the 4 iku of the field of Sîn-iddinam |
| 12 | sza a-na a-ba-am-ra-ma | that to speak |
| 13 | ka-na-ki-im ta-asz-pu-ra-am | You sent me a sealed document. |
| 14 | _ugula gidri_ u3 _dumu e2_ tup-pa-a-ti | foreman of the scepter and son of the house of tablets |
| 15 | iz-zi-zu-ni-ma | stood, and |
| 16 | i-na mu-uh2-hi {d}suen-i-din-nam | upon Sîn-iddinam |
| 17 | szu-a-ti asz2-si-ma | I asked for that, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na a-ba-am-ra-am | 4 iku of field to cultivate |
| 2 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 3 | ak-ta-na-ak-szu | I smote him |
| 4 | a-na sza-pa-ri-ka u2-ul usz-ta-i | I did not set it up for you. |
Sources & licences
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